She accused chairman Roy Bostock of reading her dismissal statement from a legal script.

Bartz also said Yahoo's directors showed a lack of patience in her effort to turn its fortunes around, caused in part by the criticism levelled at the company in 2008 after it emerged that directors had turned down a lucrative takeover bid by Microsoft.

"The board was so spooked by being cast as the worst board in the country," Bartz told Fortune.

"Now they're trying to show that they're not the doofuses that they are."

All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in any form without prior authorisation.Your use of this website
constitutes acceptance of nextmedia's Privacy Policy and
Terms & Conditions.